What color is #946F7A?

#946F7A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #946F7A?

The RGB value is 148, 111, 122: 148 red, 111 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #946F7A?

The complementary color is #6F9489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #946F7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#946F7A color

#946F7A rgb(148, 111, 122)

Shades of pink

The hex color #946F7A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 43.5% green and 47.8% blue (148, 111, 122).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 18% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#946F7A color codes

HEX	`#946F7A`
RGB	`rgb(148, 111, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 43.5%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 25%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 18%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.77, 16.42, -0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.77, 16.43, 358.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.41, 19.071, 20.962)`
Decimal	`9727866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #946F7A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #946F7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#946F7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #946F7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #946f7a; }
.text { color: #946f7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #946f7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 111 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #946f7a, #94776f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #946F7A?: #946F7A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #946F7A?: The RGB value is 148, 111, 122: 148 red, 111 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #946F7A?: The complementary color is #6F9489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #946F7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.